Project Description
The project aims to trial, measure and demonstrate crop sequencing and new technologies that can sequester organic carbon (C), mitigate greenhouse gas emissions, and improve soil fertility in crop production systems that have traditionally struggled to accumulate C. Trials will assess soil amelioration, organic amendments and living plant systems along with carbon stabilisation methods to minimise losses of C from the system and look to establish a long-term crop sequence.
Project Objectives:
| Overall Purpose: | The overall purpose of the project is to trial, measure and demonstrate crop sequencing and new technologies that can sequester organic carbon (c), mitigate greenhouse gas emissions and improve soil fertility in crop production systems that have traditionally struggled to accumulate C. Trials will assess soil amelioration, organic amendments and living plant systems along with carbon stabilisation methods to minimise losses of C from the system to look to establish a long-term crop sequence. The project will also investigate soil health benefits and productivity related to the new farm practices. |
| Aim 1: | To quantify the role of new farm practices in sequestering soil carbon over the short to medium term. |
| Aim 2: | To determine if these practices can be used for growers to participate in a carbon trading scheme. |
| Aim 3: | To quantify changes to fertility, soil health and productivity, and understand the relative roles of the practices and changes to soil C content. |
| Long Term Objective 1: | The long-term objective of this project is to firstly provide growers with quantifiable benefits of implementing new farming systems that sequester carbon and improve soil health and secondly to determine if these new practices can be new methods for growers to participate in any carbon trading scheme. |
WANTFA is grateful for the continued support of the following funding bodies
WA NO-TILLAGE FARMING ASSOCIATION
Pioneers & Leaders in Conservation Agriculture
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